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What does gens mean?

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Noun
  1. (Ancient Rome) A legally defined unit of Roman society, being a collection of people related through a common ancestor by birth, marriage or adoption, possibly over many generations, and sharing the same nomen gentilicium.
  2. (anthropology) A tribal subgroup whose members are characterized by having the same descent, usually along the male line.
Noun
  1. plural of gen (clipping of generation).
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